Stephen Hawking Loses $100 Bet

[vienna]

http://news.discovery.com/space/history-of-space/stephen-hawking-bet-higgs-boson-discovery-120704.htm

<O>

[Sailor Steve]

It's great to see that one of the finest minds in science today has a self-deprecating sense of humor. Go, Professor Hawking! :rock:

[vienna]

Imagine what it would have been like if Hawking had won the bet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SN1_RepifQ

BTW, that is really Hawkings 'voice'; he has appeared on the show a couple of times, once in person...

<O>

[Mork_417]

So kewl. :rock:

[Oberon]

A brilliant man who has beaten all the odds, not many people in the world who would be delighted at the prospect of losing $100. :yep:

[clive bradbury]

He has got a good sense of humour - I loved him in 'The Simpsons', when Homer asks:

'Lisa, bring your robot friend'.